Jacques Rogge

LAUSANNE: Former International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge has passed away. He was 79. 

Rogge was the eighth president of the IOC, from 2001 to 2013, after which he became honorary president.

He was married to Anne, and leaves a son, a daughter and two grandchildren.

Rogge was an orthopaedic surgeon with a degree in sports medicine.